Power of Sport for Socl Chang

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This course will introduce students to the historical and contemporary use of sport as a vehicle for social change and development. Students will examine the myriad ways in which sport produces social change, both within sport itself and through sport (using sport as a platform to effect social change in the larger society). Students will critically assess the use of sports globally to explore topics such as, race, gender, LGBTQIA, politics, and the relationship between protest and national attachment. This course has a weekly service learning component. Each student will engage with the Anderson Monarchs, a Philadelphia sports based, youth development non-profit, which provides athletic, academic, leadership, and character building opportunities to thousands of under served youth.